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Lehigh
Police & Fire
Allentown Man Killed The Mother Of His Children, Lehigh Jury Finds
A Lehigh County jury convicted Rami Abouloh for the murder of Patricia White, with whom he had four children, the District Attorney's Office said Friday, May 31. Abouloh, 41, is set to be sentenced in August. A conviction for first-degree murder is an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole, according to prosecutors. Authorities were called to West Catasauqua Park just before 7 p.m. last June 13, Daily Voice reported. They arrived to find White, 35, unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide by the county Coroner's Offi…
Bucks
News
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says
A Quakertown man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 28 for sexually assaulting two children, according to the District Attorney's Office. Matias J. Martinez Morales will spend between 18.5 and 47 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, prosecutors said in a release. Authorities said they launched the investigation in November 2022 when a 16-year-old told Quakertown police that Martinez Morales raped her when she was 4. The victim told detectives he "threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone," the DA's Office said. A second victim told …
Bucks
Police & Fire
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA
Tyler Sullivan pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of his infant son in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 29, according to the District Attorney's Office. Authorities have said they were called to Sullivan's Radcliffe Street home in Bristol last May 25 to find his 4-month-old son Timothy was "not breathing and cold to the touch." Officers performed life-saving measures but eventually took the baby to Lower Bucks Hospital where he died. Medical staff at the hospital said the boy's injuries were "indicative of a battered child" — he suffered "contusions, bruising, and …
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Elderly Couple Dies In Murder-Suicide: Lehigh County Coroner
Officials are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in North Whitehall Township on Saturday, May 18, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Authorities said 78-year-old Harvey H. Hartung shot his wife, 79-year-old Carol A. Hartung, before turning the gun on himself. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Pennsylvania State Police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio added.
Northampton
Police & Fire
Contractor Charged With Home Improvement Fraud In Monroe County, DA Says
A Monroe County contractor is accused of pocketing tens of thousands for work he didn't perform, officials say. The District Attorney's Office said Garry Dobson is charged with home improvement fraud, deceptive business practices, and related counts. According to prosecutors, a pair of homeowners gave Dobson a $45,000 deposit to build an addition to their home in June of 2022. Months went by without Dobson beginning the project, and when the homeowners eventually asked for their money back, authorities said Dobson refused. Investigators said he spent the $45,000 on unrela…
Lehigh
News
Charges Filed In Lehigh Valley Cold Case, Prosecutors Say
Investigators in Lehigh County believe they have solved a 1989 homicide. The District Attorney's Office will announce new charges in a press conference scheduled for Thursday, May 16 at 10 a.m. "No further details will be provided until the news conference," prosecutors said.
Bucks
News
NJ Man Sentenced For Role In Deadly Quakertown Robbery: Prosecutors
A New Jersey man will spend up to a decade in prison for the botched robbery that killed Kevin Rosero. Joshua Gamble was sentenced to five to 10 years in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 1, the District Attorney's Office said in a release. Authorities have said Joshua and Anthony Gamble stabbed 26-year-old Rosero nearly 30 times before trying to dump his body in a wooded area in Richland Township late on June 17, 2021. They were arrested that night when state troopers noticed their idling cars on the side of the road and found them hiding in the woods with a bl…
Berks
News
Reading Man Raped Child Under 9 Years Old: Lancaster DA
A Reading man was convicted on multiple charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child in a Lancaster County court this week, according to the District Attorney's Office. Joel Villarreal, 44, was found guilty after one hour of jury deliberations, prosecutors said in a release. Authorities said Villarreal abused a victim "on numerous occasions" between 2018 and 2020, when she was between 7 and 9 years old. The assaults happened at two addresses in Lancaster while he was "n a position to care for the victim," the DA's Office said. “(The vict…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
More Charges For Phony Montco Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients: DA
Prosecutors in Montgomery County have filed additional charges against medical assistant Ramon Garcia. Garcia, 33, of Philadelphia, was previously accused of sexually assaulting patients under the guise of performing medical exams at Carbon Health on The Fairway in Jenkintown. He is now charged with aggravated indecent assault, invasion of privacy, indecent assault without consent, harassment–lewd/lascivious acts, impersonating a license holder (nurse), wiretap violations for the illegal use of his cellphone, and possessing an instrument of crime, according to the…
Dauphin
News
BodyCam Captures PA Corrections Officer Leaving Woman In 'Puddle Of Blood': Affidavit
An affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice sheds new light on why a Dauphin County Corrections Officer has been charged in connection with "excessive use of force" at the county Judicial Center, as District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Friday, March 29, 2024. Scott Petrasic, 34 of Harrisburg was charged with two misdemeanors for simple assault and official oppression, in connection with an "incident" on Feb. 24, as stated in the release. The charges come after a full investigation by Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the District Attorney’s Office. The…
Bucks
News
Video Evidence Exonerates 16-Year-Old For Deadly SEPTA Shooting, DA Says
A Philadelphia teen who was previously charged in the murder of Tyshaun Welles has been cleared of any wrongdoing, the District Attorney's Office says. Zaire Wilson, 16, was arrested shortly after Welles was shot at the 15th Street SEPTA Station in Center City on Jan. 11, police have said. Eighteen-year-old Quadir Humphrey was also taken into custody for the shooting in a separate arrest, authorities said at the time. Now, the District Attorney's Office says SEPTA surveillance video shows Wilson "was clearly not involved in the shooting and murder of Welles." The vid…
Lebanon
Police & Fire
'Intoxicated' Tenant With Guns Caused Incident In Lebanon, Police Say
The police incident on Chestnut Street in Lebanon on Tuesday, March 26 is now known to have been caused by an angry "intoxicated" tenant refusing to leave a property at the request of his landlord, the Lebanon City police detailed in a release on Thursday, March 28. A convict who already had an active case in Dauphin County, Thomas Eugene Cahill Jr., 58 of Lebanon, is accused of threatening his maintenance supervisor after he was asked to vacate his business, Cahill & Sons Furniture & Appliances located at 837 Chestnut Street within the city, police detailed in the release and …
Lehigh
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound In Allentown: Authorities (
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A toddler has died after being shot in Allentown on Thursday afternoon, March 28, according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Police said the 3-year-old victim was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities said. His manner of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday, March 29 at 8 a.m., Coroner Daniel Buglio said. "My heart breaks for everyone involved in this tragic i…
Chester
Police & Fire
Police Name Victim In Deadly Coatesville Shooting
One man was killed and another hospitalized after gunfire rang out in Coatesville on Wednesday, March 27, authorities say. In a release, police said the shooting happened near Oak and Fulton streets around 2 p.m. Twenty-eight-year-old Drevon M. Echols of Coatesville was found dead in the roadway from "apparent gunshot wounds," authorities wrote. Shortly after, police were called about a second gunshot victim near 1st Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The 23-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Paoli Hospital, CPD said. Investigators believe he "was connected…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Convicted For Temple Student's 2021 Murder: Prosecutors
Latif Williams shot and killed Samuel Collington while he unloaded his car in 2021, a Philadelphia court has found. Williams, 19, was convicted of third-degree murder and related counts following a one-day, said the District Attorney's Office in a release. Investigators have said Collington, a 21-year-old political science student at Temple University, was the victim of an attempted robbery near campus on Nov. 28, 2021. He was shot twice in the chest during the struggle and later died at an area hospital, according to police. Collington, a Prospect Park native, was set to…
Lancaster
Police & Fire
'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds
A Lancaster City man was convicted of punching a woman, slamming her into a wall, and then strangling her in front of her own daughter, according to the District Attorney's Office. Jurors returned a guilty verdict against Roberto Cruz-Aviles last Friday, Feb. 9 following a two-day trial, prosecutors said. Authorities said the assault happened at a Willow Valley Drive home in West Lampeter Township on Aug. 23, 2022. The victim told the court that "seeing her daughter witnessing the attack gave her the strength to fight Cruz-Aviles off," the DA's Office said. The victi…
Lancaster
News
Man Was 16 Years Old When He Shot Teen In Butt, Now He's Heading To Prison
A Lancaster City man pleaded guilty and was sentenced for a shooting he committed as a 16-year-old, the District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Jeffrey Moreau, now 18 of the 300 block of South Prince Street, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by a minor, recklessly endangering another person (two counts), and tampering with evidence before being sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn. The charges were for shooting a 15-year-old boy in the buttock in the 400 block of South Queen S…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Former Youth Skateboarding Instructor Assaulted 6 Children, Philly Court Finds
An ex-youth skateboard instructor in Philadelphia was convicted of assaulting six child victims in a city court on Thursday, Feb. 8, according to the District Attorney's Office. Rodney Watkins, 55, was originally charged in December 2020 after adults alleged that he abused them as children in 2011 and 2012, said prosecutors in a release. Five more adult complainants contacted authorities after those first charges were made public, the DA's Office said. Investigators said Watkins was the founder of a traveling youth skateboarding team called Powerfulnailya and that he "was…
Northampton
News
Woman Dies After Fall At Monroe County Prison, Investigation Launched: DA
Authorities are investigating after an inmate fell to her death at the Monroe County Correctional Facility, according to the District Attorney's Office. The unnamed 42-year-old woman fell from an "upper tier" at the prison early Sunday morning, Feb. 4, and was badly injured, officials said. She died hours later at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, DA Mike Mancuso wrote in a statement. "Detective Mario Orlando of my office along with members of the Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death," Mancuso said. County Coroner Tom Yanac has ordered an autopsy, he added.&…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
New Video Emerges In Deadly Philadelphia Police Shooting
Authorities have released new video of the police killing of 28-year-old Alexander Spencer in North Philadelphia last Friday, Jan. 26. Spencer was shot dead during a scuffle with police at Jennifer Tavern, 2859 N. Mascher St., around 9 p.m., Daily Voice reported. Police claimed he had shot one officer in the leg before they killed him. PPD and the District Attorney's Office unveiled a five-minute compilation of security footage from inside the store at a press conference on Tuesday morning, Jan. 30. (Warning: Graphic content; viewer discretion is advised.) …
Bucks
News
NJ Man Trying To Meet PA Middle Schooler Gets Prison Time, Bucks DA Says
A New Jersey man will spend up to a dozen years in a Pennsylvania state prison after authorities say he tried to meet with a middle schooler for sex. Steven Boutte, 53, of Burlington, was convicted in December for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, criminal attempt to commit statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and related counts, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Investigators said Boutte began a conversation with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl on a dating app in December 2022. He engaged in a "very sexual…
Montgomery PA
News
Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says
A Philadelphia man is charged with the 2021 murder of a 17-year-old boy. James Adams is also accused of robbery and evidence tampering, said the District Attorney's Office on Jan. 8, Adams' 22nd birthday. Authorities believe Adams shot Tyron Rozier in the back on West Sedgley Avenue near Reyburn Park late on July 4, 2021. City police found Rozier at the scene about an hour later and he died from his wounds, prosecutors said. A tip to police, "digital and forensic techniques," and assistance from federal agencies helped identify Adams as a suspect, the DA's Office sai…
Bucks
News
Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit
A former candidate for statewide office is accused of throwing an underage drinking party for her 17-year-old daughter's birthday at her Doylestown home — punching one of the teens who showed up, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice. Clarice Schillinger, who ran for lieutenant governor in 2022, is charged with simple assault, and furnishing liquor to minors, both misdemeanors, court records show. She has denied the allegations to multiple news outlets through her attorney. In charging documents from the District Attorney's Office, police said they were called t…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Pottstown DUI Driver 'Had No Recollection' Of Double Fatal Crash Moments After It Happened: DA
An accused DUI driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed two women in Montgomery County early this year. Khaliym Smith, 22, of Pottstown, was found standing outside his overturned Jeep Wrangler in Upper Providence around 2:30 a.m. on Feb 12, according to charging documents from the District Attorney's Office. GIvonah Mitchell Facebook photo Maya Garner, 22, was found dead a short distance away, and GIvonah “Gigi” Mitchell, 23, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where she died from her injuries, authorities said. The women, both of Philade…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Dealer Sentenced For Selling Pill That Killed Bucks Woman: Prosecutors
A Bensalem drug dealer will spend up to two decades in state prison for selling the pill that led to a Bristol woman's deadly overdose last year, according to the District Attorney's Office. Shakur Ali Brisbon had previously pleaded guilty to drug delivery resulting in death, prosecutors said. Brisbon was charged with the death of 23-year-old Olivia Seaberg after she was found unresponsive in a home on Bristol-Emelie Road last Nov. 23, the day before Thanksgiving. Her autopsy revealed the cause of death was acute fentanyl toxicity, and pills containing the drug we…
Delaware
Police & Fire
Sharon Hill Police Officer Charged With Sexual Assault, Rape: DA
A Sharon Hill police officer is accused of multiple instances of rape and sexual assault over a period of years, according to officials. Tyler Humphreys, 21, of Malvern, is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and related offenses in Chester County, said the District Attorney's Office. The charges stem from incidents that prosecutors say took place from 2014 to 2018 and in late 2022, officials wrote in a release. One alleged victim told detectives that Humphreys made him perform a sex act when he was 9 and Humphrey…
Bucks
News
Philly Man Sells 1K+ Fentanyl Pills In Bucks Co. Every Month Since 2021: DA
A Philadelphia man is accused of supplying Bucks County drug dealers with fentanyl pills, according to the District Attorney's Office. Brian Franklin, 24, is being held on a $9 million bail bond on multiple charges related to drug trafficking, prosecutors said. Investigators believe Franklin had been distributing fentanyl pills pressed to look like Percocets since May 2021. Authorities said he was moving more than 1,000 of the pills into Bucks County every month. Prosecutors said Franklin took payment through a mobile app and claim that transcripts show he made almost&nbs…
Berks
Police & Fire
DNA Evidence Leads To Arrest In 2001 Berks Cold Case: Prosecutors
Berks County investigators are closing the books on a decades-old cold case after DNA technology helped them identify the killer, according to the District Attorney's Office. Cynthia Baver was found dead from multiple stab wounds in her North 10th Street home on April 8, 2001, officials said at a press conference Friday morning. The 46-year-old also had a cord tied around her neck, authorities said. Inside and outside the home, investigators collected forensic evidence. Blood stains were found on the floors, walls, and even in a breezeway separating Baver's home from her …
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Witnesses Hold Down Shooter After Broad Daylight Killing In Pottstown: DA
A group of bystanders restrained a suspected killer in Pottstown on Friday afternoon and held him down until police arrived, said the District Attorney's Office. A man was shot and killed just after 12 p.m. on Nov. 22 on South Hanover Street near the Pottstown Train Station, said prosecutors. Police arrived to find a group of witnesses holding down the alleged shooter near the railroad tracks, according to officials. The victim has been identified but authorities are withholding his name until loved ones are notified, the DA said. Investigators believe he was shot at…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Man Tried To Kill Stepdad In Ambush Shooting: DA
A Philadelphia man is accused of attempted murder for the fatal shooting of his own stepfather over the summer, the District Attorney's Office announced this week. Japheth Wells, 25, is also charged with aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, and related counts, prosecutors said. Authorities believe Wells drove to his stepdad's home on the 1300 block of E. Duval Street in a stolen Dodge Durango on July 12. Wells waited in the car and then shot his stepfather multiple times when he arrived home, according to investigators. Officials said the victim, in his 50s, was …
Berks
Police & Fire
'Large-Scale' Drug Traffickers Wanted In Berks County: DA
Two members of an alleged Berks-based "large-scale drug trafficking organization" are still on the run, according to the District Attorney's Office. Of the 29 men charged as part of the DA's "Operation Knockout" last month, all except for 44-year-old Jeffrey Kanelos and 34-year-old Moises Franco are in custody, authorities said. Both men are Reading residents and face multiple felony charges including corrupt organizations and conspiracy, said officials. Roughly $1.5 million in cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs were seized from properties across Berks Co…
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